Fully and Equally Saved

““For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace. He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’ “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’ When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’ “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius. When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius. When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household, saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’ “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you. Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’ So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”” (Matthew‬ ‭20:1-16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Someone who has been born-again since 50 years ago is as equally saved as someone who just received Jesus as Lord moments ago.

The one denarius in the parable represents our redemption in Christ Jesus.

No matter how dedicated you are at serving Jesus, you are not more saved than a backslidden believer.

The gift of righteousness which we received through faith in Jesus cannot be increased or decreased by our works.

Salvation doesn’t happen progressively. You aren’t climbing a ladder to finally one day be saved.

The moment a person believes and confesses his faith in Jesus as Lord, he is fully saved—his spirit is complete in Christ, just as much as a leader in the church who has been a Christian for 50 years.

No matter how much persecution and trials you think you’ve suffered or endured for Jesus’ sake, recognize that you are saved purely by Grace, not by your works.

However, there is something we can earn with our good works and that is our eternal rewards which is symbolized by the rewards the faithful servants received in Jesus’ “Parable of the Minas”.

In that parable, we see that eternal rewards increase exponentially according to how faithful believers have been in using their God-given gifts for Jesus’ sake.

We believer are all fully and equally saved, but we will differ in the measure of eternal rewards we receive when we stand before Jesus’ throne in His kingdom.

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Exposing the Four Horsemen

“I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!” And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” Another came out, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword. When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!” When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.” (Revelation‬ ‭6:1-8‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

In this world there are demons wreaking havoc, but the major calamities that affect the whole world are set in motion by the four horsemen that apostle John saw in his vision.

They are evil spirits that were released when Jesus unsealed the title deed to the earth, after His resurrection.

The one on the white horse causes religious deception. He appears like Jesus who will return on a white horse at His Second Coming. This horseman raises false Messiahs and an apostate church.

We see this horseman at work in the heretical sects that closely imitate Christianity but are actually leading multitudes to damnation.

Jesus warned of this horseman when He said that many would come in His name and pretend to be Him.

The one on the red horse ignites wars. In recent times we see tensions, fightings in the Middle East and the relationship between big world powers treading on thin ice.

Jesus warned of this horseman when He said there would be wars and rumors of wars, as well as nation rising against nation.

The one on the black horse causes famine and economic chaos. Economic hyperinflation, depressions and starvation are instigated by this horseman.

The prices for the wheat and barley in the passage are highly inflated, showing us that this horseman causes economic chaos.
When you see major stock market crashes or crises related to natural resources, this horseman’s surely got a hand in it.

Jesus warned of this when He said there would be famines.

Finally we have the one on the pale horse called Death. Death has the authority to kill in various ways, and the way I haven’t mentioned yet is natural disasters, plagues and pestilence, such as the bushfires in Australia, volcanic eruption in Philippines an the coronavirus that emerged from Wuhan in China.

Jesus warned of Death when He said plagues and earthquakes would happen.

“Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.” (Matthew‬ ‭24:4-8‬ ‭WEB‬)

These four horsemen work closely with Hades, who is the evil spirit who rules Hell. Their collective goal before the Tribulation is to cause destruction on earth and drag as many souls down to Hell as possible.

In these end times, those villains are rampaging more intensely than ever before.

The solution is in the passage above. The four living creatures before God’s throne invite us to “Come and see”.
When we see this truth in God’s word, the four horsemen and their nefarious activities can’t remain hidden.

When you know that these are some of the major culprits behind the world’s calamities, you will know what to pray against.

God never shows us something without inviting us to pray about it. Through prayer, we become fellow workers with Him, to make earth as it is in Heaven.

Let’s pray together: “In Jesus’ name and by His blood, we bind the four horsemen and declare them powerless to continue their evil activities. We loose God’s power to restore all the victims. Let life and life more abundantly be poured out upon this earth. When sin abounded through the four horsemen, we declare superabounding grace for a massive harvest of souls for God’s kingdom worldwide. We pray this together in Jesus’ name, Amen!”

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關鍵詞：11th hour

在英語中，11th hour並非指字面上看起來的11點，而是「最後一刻」的意思。一般認為，11th hour一詞出自於《聖經》中葡萄園工人的寓言。

寓言中，天國裡的葡萄園主人會僱用外面的工人來工作，但他付給晚來工作的人和早來的人同樣的工資。寓言寫道：「約在酉初雇的人來了，各人得了一錢銀子。及至那先雇的來了，他們以為必要多得；誰知也是各得一錢。 」(And when those came who were hired about the 11th-hour, they each received a denarius.) 酉初，即猶太人所說的「第十一時」，相當於日落收工前的下午五點，因此這個詞有了「最後一刻」的意思。